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PAACA seeks strict use of digital registers in party primaries
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (413+ words) The Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) has called for strict compliance with the use of digital membership registers during political party primaries ahead of the 2027 elections. The call was made on Thursday in Abuja during a sectorial…...
Why the battle over Dangote refinery is really about Nigeria's economic future
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (1049+ words) There are moments in the life of a nation when a business dispute stops being merely a business dispute. It becomes a reflection of the deeper economic model a country has inherited. There are moments when a lawsuit, a regulatory…...
ADC faction dissolves David Mark-led leadership, endorses Dumebi Kachikwu as presidential candidate
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (249+ words) A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Sunday dissolved the David Mark-led national working committee (NWC) and formally adopted Dumebi Kachikwu as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election. The decision was taken at the faction's national convention and…...
EPL: Fernandes breaks assist record, Arsenal win title, Tottenham survive as West Ham get relegated
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (309+ words) Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United midfielder, has broken the English Premier League (EPL) assist record in a season in his club's 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the AMEX Stadium on Sunday. The 31-year-old provided the assist for Patrick Dorgu's opener…...
Police arrest man for "staging fake bandit attack video" to gain Tik Tok followers
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (263+ words) The Ogun state police command has reportedly arrested a man for allegedly staging and circulating a fake bandit attack video on social media to gain followers. According to Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication, the incident was reported on May 23 after…...
The silence of the sage and the reordering of Bauchi politics
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (602+ words) In every generation, societies approaching renewal are rarely transformed by agitation alone. More often, change begins with a certain depth of discipline: the arrival of a figure who understands that leadership is not merely the acquisition of power, but the…...
Denmark's Lind makes history as Odo beats Hashimoto at WTT Contender Lagos
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (226+ words) Denmark's Anders Lind became the first player to win consecutive men's singles titles at the WTT Contender Lagos on Sunday, while Japan's Satsuki Odo ended compatriot Honoka Hashimoto's reign as women's champion in a thrilling double-header at the Molade Okoya-Thomas…...
Two advisers and one president
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (955+ words) The Cable Two advisers and one president In a move many didn't see coming, President Bola Tinubu made an announcement that seemed unprecedented. He appointed a Special Adviser on Homeland Security, and it was left hanging with no further explanation....
Like a phoenix, like an Ethiopia
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (926+ words) While the world was practically not looking, a quiet transformation was underway in the hilly crevices of East Africa. Locally, the stoicism of the proud people of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia was transforming a once decrepit country into an…...
Air Peace, Ibom Air, Arik" NCAA suspends services to 11 airlines over debts
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (221+ words) The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has placed 11 domestic airline operators on a "no-pay-no-service" sanction list over outstanding financial obligations. The development followed a directive from the agency's director-general, according to an internal memo dated May 22 and signed by Olufemi…...